An antisemitic message was discovered this weekend on the window of the Socialist Party (PS) headquarters for the Gard department, located on Avenue Jean-Jaurès in Nîmes. The vandalism was likely carried out Saturday night or early Sunday morning. A local resident who walks by the building daily told La Gazette he hadn’t seen the graffiti before and sent a photo shortly after 10 a.m.
The same building also houses the office of Chloé Ridel, Member of the European Parliament and national spokesperson for the PS.
The graffiti reads “DIRTY JEW”, accompanied by a swastika, the emblem of the Nazi Party, and a Celtic cross, a symbol frequently used by white supremacist groups. The LICRA (League Against Racism and Antisemitism) notes that the Celtic cross is widely recognized as a symbol promoting “white racial supremacy.”
“There was already a small cross drawn a few days ago, but this is much more serious. We will file a complaint,” said Pierre Jaumain, the PS’s First Federal Secretary in Gard.
By early afternoon, Chloé Ridel confirmed on social media that a formal complaint had been filed.
